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Manufacturing and Capacity

DEERE & CO · 2026-11-02 · Importance 34 · Surprise 42

John Deere plans to hire more than 400 people and recall over 275 workers to its Waterloo, Iowa, operations, with increased staffing also planned at facilities across Illinois, Iowa, and Kansas. The moves bring total employee callbacks since 2024 to about 1,000. Deere said the additional staffing is intended to help meet customer needs; approximately 125 employees in the Des Moines area remain on layoff.